Traffic barriers will be installed outside Trent Bridge ahead of Nottinghamshire's summer of cricket - in line with safety advice handed down by the Government for major events.

Trent Bridge hosts the second Test between England and South Africa, which starts on Friday, a One Day International against the West Indies, as well as a full summer of cricket for Nottinghamshire CCC.

Nottinghamshire County Council has said extra measures will be installed for the safety of pedestrians in the form of traffic barriers - which will be in place until the end of July.

They will be installed overnight on Wednesday (July 12).

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Councillor Gordon Wheeler, vice-chair of Nottinghamshire County Council’s Communities and Place Committee, which covers community safety, said: “The barriers will be located near pavements areas where large numbers of people are expected.

“Measures like this have been introduced at other major events across the country and we hope they will reassure people visiting the area.”

Paul Mckay, service director covering public protection at Nottinghamshire County Council, said: “In line with other national events and following advice from central Government to Nottinghamshire Police, we are carrying out these measures due to the large numbers of people expected on pavements around the cricket ground during forthcoming events and these barriers will also help guide pedestrians away from the busy roads.

“There is no specific intelligence on any possible forthcoming threat – this is a precautionary measure.

“This type of measure is becoming standard across the country at all major events as we have seen at Lord’s, Wimbledon and Glastonbury recently.”